Valentino Rossi admitted it: he is only realizing that he will be retired at the end of this season. However, the announcement of wanting to legitimately enjoy his pension rights dates from the Austrian Grand Prix. But with three meetings to go, this reality is becoming concretely more evident. A sudden fear of the emptiness of an unknown next life, although it will be walked in good company. A feeling that Loris Capirossi and Marco Melandri understand.
Anxiety rises among Valentino Rossi as his final Grand Prix as a motorcycle rider approaches. It will be in Valencia, the 14th November. Before that, he'll get a taste of the impact of the event next week at Misano, where he will hug his compatriots for a final farewell... In order to support the load, the pilot of 42 years celebrated 28è birthday of the future mother of his daughter. But all the same, before this paternity, there is this retirement milestone to spend.
A concern that includes Loris Capirossi et Marco Melandri, who have been there. The first mentioned, still involved in MotoGP, said on SportFair : " I read his words... Stopping running will have a big impact on your life. In Zeltweg after the announcement, he remained a little cold, maybe at that time he still didn't realize it, but that's his character. I'm much more sentimental. But he always wants to prove that he is fast, if he gets the right opportunity he can always have a say. It would be nice if he finished with a good race ».
Valentino Rossi and retirement: “ you remove a burden, because you understand that you are no longer in the right place«
Marco Melandri is more in the analysis: “ I remember it well: when you announce retirement, you lift a lot of weight. In competition, you have a lot of adrenaline with the pressure you put on yourself. Then as the last race approaches, a strange feeling grows inside you. On the one hand you are sad, because you stop doing something that you have done all your life and that you have been able to do very well, as far as Valentino is concerned I would even say even more so. On the other hand, you lift a burden, because you understand that you are no longer in the right place ».
And he ends: “ Yes, you are certainly afraid because you have never done anything other than a pilot in your life. But you're also curious about what's going to happen ". In the case of Vale, this curiosity will be very widely shared.
